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~. ~L`{ ~~~ If THt SUN. SOLEM „tIIS DICERS IAtEUM AUDEAT ? LON D 0 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1808. LINGWOOD. also arrived. bonour of his Majesty the Emperor and King NA- POLEON the Great, hay the foll6wing inscription en- The author is the late Vice- graven on its pedestal. Chancellor KOLLONSAY. " NA POLZON 1, Magno, I ;Ist°, lieneficio : 'Callorum Imperatore Invicl9, ltalorum Regi ; Gcrulanorum Protec `4o6 ; Italico. G zrrnanico, Aus iliac°, H ungarico, :Bohemico, Helvetic°, Batavico,,Hispanico, Lusitanice, Salmatico, Prus sic°, Suicico, Russico, lEgyptico, Syriac°, Arabia), &c. Domitori Triumphaturi Pacificatori ; Puiridorttin per Euro" pano Legislatori ; Nominis Poloni Restauratori et Vindici ; Cohortes Legionis IL Dike 1.6 s Eisno ZAje'ziezEtt, ejus- • dem, Legionis Netecio Generali; ac Luo wico DAVOUST, imperii Callorum Marescalco, tune rein purrs Copianum armatartzm per Poloniam Supremo 'fiuce Prutori Magnani. mus ob Resritutam . Polonis Patriam ,2EvlCttizza Gtaritudinis ergo PasSuerum anno zerX vulgaris, Rusti wee Patrice anno." " To NAPOLEON the Great, the Just, the Pious, the Beneficent; the Invincible . Emperor of France, the King of Italy, the Protetor of Germany, the Triumphant Con queror and Pacificator of Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Switzerland, Holland, Spain, Portugal . Poland, Sweden, Russia, Egypt, Syria, Arabia, &c. the, •Legislator ofthe Nations of Europe; the Restorer and Avenger of the Polish Name ; the Cohorts of the Second Legion, their General JOSEPH ZAJONCZEK, Commander of that Legion, and LOUIS DAVO U LT, Marshal of the French • Empire and Commander in Chided the Forces in Poland, 'have erected this Monu ment, as a testimony of eternal gratitude fot the Restoration Of the Country of Poland, and in the year of the common aera,.and of the Restoration of the Country." MAILS. Artz.tvED-2 Gottenburgh, I Heligoland, z Dublin, terford. Du A- 7 I Dublin, i Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT•?WfiLVB'.tL' C LOCK. Consols - . ,1 Omnium - I dis. Dispatches from Sir SAMUEL HOOD were this day received at the Admtralty, and also from Lord CoL- In the gallant aEtien between the Implacable and 'the Rusian Ship, on the 26th nit. six of our brave tars were killed, and 26 wounded, Captain DALRYMPLE 1.4 t town on Saturday night with Dispatches for Sir FIEw DALRYMPLE. Capt. HALSTED was expeaed to return yesterday with Dispatches for Sir C. COTTON*, The Expedition under Sir: pAyi.o.. BAIRD sailed, from Cork yesterday se'nnig'nt - Its first point of destination is understood to be Falmouth, for Which port the Transports, having on board S the I3rigaci,e of Guards, have sailed trona the Downs: SINCE our last we have received Paris Papers to, the '9tti inst. Dutch to the 15th, and Hamburgh to the 9th inclusive. Two Gottenburgh Mails have The intention of :Buol,rAfi Xiti'o to undertake a journey is mentioned in•tli'Pziti Pi'ipers, but the olajoa of if, and the 'place to wtit li he is going, are kept secret. It is, however; iti 'some measure ex plained by - the intelligence, that on the 7th a strong detachment of the Imperial Life Guards set, off for Strasburgh. A great number of carriages were pressed for their .core expeditious conveyance. The depaiture of ,these Guards has hitherto invariably, been the precursor of that of BUOZVAP,ARTE himself Are we then to conclude that a War with Austria has been determined upon ? Much of late has ap r • peared in the Foreign Papers to discountenance this idea, although it was evident, from the Paris Jour nals which we lately noticed, that BOONAPARTE. en- tertained a strong suspicion of Austria.. Still, how ever, it appeared to be his intention to temporise, and bend his whole force against Spain; and an article in the tlatoburgh Paper, which appeared to be of French , di&ation, stating, that Austria had, published a satis faetory 4fflaration with .respea _to her arming, - coupled with a change in. the. Austrian Ministry,' seemed to indicate that the policy of the Austrian. Court had undergone home . alttration, which was reor.a fayotirable to grauce. The journey however of BooNAPARTE to Strasburgh, can scarcely be ac-. counted for in any other way than by supposing that he has resolved upon : ininiediate hostiliti es w i t h . Austria, unless , we.. can suppose that he goes solely . with the intention of meeting the EMPEROR of Rosso, with whom, jt is stated, he is to have an interview at Weimar. The Foreign . Papers are crowded with details of tbl march of French troops from. different points in Germany and the Prussian territories, who, from their route towards, the Rhine, might be supposed to be'ciestined- for Spain. It is, however, impossible to say that great part of them have not been put in march. for the purpcse of beari ng down with greater facility upon Austria.- A considerable body of troops which had reached the thine were suddenly ordered to halt; the reason for this .is stated to be 'that a sufficient supply of, provisions had not been prepared. for them; but this _ seerry rather improbable. remarkauie also, that notwithstanding the .-neots of 11 , e Pi ench Governant, of its iaention tt? send 200,000 men into Spain, nc. thin is said about 'tie a6lual march of troops i n to that country. We find in an article from Bayonne, in the - Paris Papers, a distinct adinission thh the French arrny . had retired behind the Ebro, as it is stated that they occupied strong positions on the line of that river, and were throwing up tetes-du pont to proted all the passages of any consequence. This article, coupled with the other intelligence which we have just noticed, almost leads to a conjecture that he is about to. maintain a defensive War in Spain, whilst he leads the gpeater part of his force against Austria. We are told, it is true, that General LASS is to have the chief conimancl in Spain, and that another General (St. CYR) is go ing there ; but . not a word about troops. We have neither time nor room for further comment, but must for the present leaVe the views and objects of BUOgAPARTE ' certainly involved in considerable mys tery; but We are afraid directed hostilely against Au stria. A very shOrt period will most probably unra vel the perplexity. Thee Moniteur, with its usual regard for truth, has again charged the Marquis Da ROMANA with trea chery, and, in a pretended Letter from Hamburgh, has stated, that 4000 of the Spanish Troops, long since completely rescued from French fraternity, were blocked up in Langeland, and that the 'rest had; been disarmed and sent to France. The Gottenburgh Mails bring a variety of a'd_ counts respeCting the progress of the .v,ar in Fin_ land, and also official Letters from Sir SAMUEL Hoops and other documents respecting the late gallant ac tion in the Baltic, which will be found in our sub seq.uent columns. A report Was circulated in some of the Papers of yesterday, that war had been declared by France against America; but it I not believed. Yesterday Morning his MA;ESTY, Princesses Se- PHIA, AUGUSTA, AMEL;A j and MARY, accompa-' vied by Lad) Ismm.LA THYNNE and General FtTz- ROY, rode 'to St. George's Chapel, and heard divine service. . • The, Expedition, consisting of the Brigade of Guards, sailed from the Downs on Saturday, under conVoy'of .his Majesty's Ship Trusty, for the West ward. It will proceed with that which has em barked at Cork, under the command of Sir DAVID BAIRD, to the coast of Spain. Our troops in Portugal, although expoSed to great privations, were, on the date of the last accounts, particularly healthy. The troops which joined Sir A. WELt..EsLiY on the 21st, and who matched 18 miles to the battle,. were allowed to take with them ' only one shitteach ; to the 3d September their bag gage had not joined them, and they then continued exposed to ,the weather, without tents or covering of any kind. Gen. DUPONT, in consequence of some irritating and intemperate behaviour; has been shut up in the Castle of St. Sebastian. - A Letter from Gottenburgh states, that Count Sat.'s, whom the writer denominates " au Austrian Negociator," had sailed in the Packetfor this country. The interior of the Royal Chapel, at Whitehall, is undergoing a , thorough alteration and repair his MA.I.EsTr, it is said, having, at the express desire of the Bishop of LoNoom, granted his permission to its being opined tbr the public accommodation; in consequence at which, numerous applications are making for seats, by the Nobility rind Gentry who reside - in the .vicinity. It islikewise understo o d that it will be appropriated* as a temporary place of worship for the brigade of Guards 'stationed in Westminster, dUring the erection , of a Military Chapel, on a magnificent scale, which is in con templation. On Thursday afternoon, after raying the founda , tion-stone of the. -new . Prisnn, at - Edinburgh, - the - LORD PlinvosT and Magistrates' gave an "elegant turtle feast to the Hon. WILLIAM . NAuLE, the Grand Master Mason•Eied of - Scotland; the Officers 'cif the different Lodges, Lord Viscount CATHCART, Commander in Chief; and a' number of Nolenien and Gentlemen,—who had been present at the inter= esting ceremotay._ ' It was Lieut. JAMES PRICE, of the ineargildop, son of Capt. PArps PRICE (who ably defended the !;land of Marcou, off La Houge, during the \d]ole of the late war), that succeeded in dispersing our late Proclamation to the - inhabitants of Trance, 'by landing in the night, and marching'three miles into the country, in the neighbourhood of Boulogne, where they were received with avidity difficult and -haiardous enterprize, considering that the first attempt had failed, with the 'loss of some men.— The elder Brother, Lieut. GEORGE PRICE, of the Porcupine, now stationed at Palermo, has also. since Oaober last, been engaged in. 30 successful ac tions, with Boats ; in Llast of which, cutting out a : French armed Vessel, under a port at Auzium, in Italy, he received some dangerous wounds, having previously, by an exertion that procured, him the thanks of his Captain, saved the lives of eight British seamen, during a storm, in which the Vessel foundered. THE THEATRE.-Drury-lAne Theatre opened for the season On Saturday last with The Honey Moon, and Rosil . ea. The house was tolerably well attend-. ed at first, and had a numerous audience after the third at I . — WROUGHTON,ILLISTON, Miss MELLON, Miss,DuricAN,.and, indocd, ail the chief pttformers, were well received as they severally entered.—The play , went off with its nsual success.—Miss LYON 'performed Rosin(' in the afterpiece. She sung %; lib ber accustomed sweetness and skill, ,and dis played evident marks pt impro , krnent as an aarcss. Only tour new private.boxes are at present added to those. on the first flodr, and their external decora tions give additional elegance to the appearance of the Theatre. `the painting and gilding have been retouched, .and the generdl etfeti is tnaginticent and 6eautiful. The Play of The 4fricons, which was so success ful at the Haymarket Theatre, is soon to be r e pre• seutccl - ak Covent ( Carden , and -t is, of course ) I - to be the hero ,of the piece. G OTT E N BUR GH IlglilLS. THE , ACTION WITH I'HE RUSSIAN FLEET. Head.qtiarters,NGralsby, Sept.. 3. On the Ist inst. at his Royal: Majesty re ceived the followitig report filom Aear-Admiral . NA,uKtroFF,. brought by Captain RuswautsT, of the Royal Navy relative. to the blockading of the Russian Fleet in Port _Baltic,. or R ick " It was settled between myself and 'Admiral HOOD, that the Fleet should set sail on the 25th, in the morning. The' plan of attack was formed, and in order that I might be able to communicate with the English Adinii-al in the most convenient man ner, Admiral Hoop sent - on board my siiipLieute r mint Tnomrsoti (a distinguished officer, who Jost his right arni in the same battle as his Admifal) With the signal-book, and the telegraphic mode of con,- munication - used by the English navy, and I sent Lieutenant COnnt ISON With the Swedish signal book onboard the English sa.!--ship the Centaur. • " The 25th, at five o'clock in the morning, the two English sail'ot the line and this ship set sail from Oro, and the rest of the 'fleet got successively under weigh, and at seven o'clock the whole. fleet 'had cleared the rocks. The wind was N.E. and N.E. •by N. blowing a fresh reefed topgallant.kail gale. , " About nine o'clock the Russian Fleet hove in •sight, sod a signal for a general chace was hoisted ; at len o'clock the Fleet formed' in line, but as it was soon found that this impeded the chace, at eleven o'clock the signal was hoisted to crowd sail, without waiting for those ships which were not able to keep up with the rest. The ship Fredericus 4dolphus was ordered by signal to proceed to Carls crOna. The two English Ships, which are copper sheathed, and besides considered as some of the best sailers of the English navy, soon shot a-head and _gained considerable head-way, but yoUr Majesty's Fleet followed with every sail set, and gained con siderably upon the enemy. On the.26th, at break of day, the English ship, the Implacable, came up with the sternmost ship of the enenvl's Fleet,,fol lowed at a short distance by Admiral,- I :%ori in the Centaur. Major FISCHEXSTROM was next to him in the ship 'lapperiteten, yet at least a mile and a half distant from the English, but the gallant Ad miral HOOD, notwithstanding, immediately engaged the enemy. At five o'clock in the morning Captain MARTIN passed to leeward of the Russian lowardmost ship, which gave him a broadside. The Implacable nur sud her course until she had gained sufficient dis tance; she tacked, crossed the bow of the enemy's ship, and gave her a broadside; they crossed her stern and gave her another., The Russian ship -ap neared to be very roughly handled, kind would then' already have been taken, had not the enemy's ship, which were to windward bore down to her assist ance. Your Majesty's . fleet was in the mean time working up under 'a press of hail, and the ship Tapper heteu and . the frigates nearest the tq riglis miril's ship, within half a mile's distance.' Admiral HOOD, continued the eh* with every sail set, in order to bring the enemy to a general action, the probable consequence of which would hip., , e been the lois of his whole fleet, nor would the enemy haYe been able to avoid a general engagerbent, bad - not the wind shifted to enaoled him to take shelter. in Baltic Port. " The whole Eleet entered that port at twelve o'clock at 000n,•with the exception of the Ship gaged. by the, inz a tdact.thie, which catne—to_aw:lor close in with the cliffs of flagon, and was there at. 7. taled and captured by Admiral Hoop., and burned the next morning. The gallantry displayed on this occasion by Admiral Hoop, .his Qfficersand men, who, with two. Ships, attacked a kieet.ot eight Sail of the Line and .I.2,FtiVtts ) without being sup ported by another Ship, is . beyond description. 1 . 1 1 Ship captured and burnt was called the Sevalud, and commanded by Capt. , AooDNETT she had about 300 killed and wounded. Nine of your Majestv's'l Ships are bow lying at anchor close in wi!il Baltic Port, and the'Ship Tapfierketo and the Frigates are cruizipg round those that are at anchor. • " Given'on board the (Sustavus Adolphus IT' a t 'anchor off Baltic Port, Aug. 20, 1803. • " J. IN,AUKHOFF, Rear-AdMiral." GOTTENBTJRGH, SEPT. 9:—There has been an af fair betwen theSwedishand Russian Gun-boats near Abo, in "which the Rtmians lost nine, an d t h e Swedish only - two Gup-boilts. •V. • , -r • --...... 1 . SEPT. 12,-Sir J. SAUiNTAREZ loineil the Swedish, 4 7 Ieet, off Port Baltic,, on tht ;30th -tilt. -and -had de tached five sail of the line, and two frigates, to block ade Cronstadt. Ai:eording to a report receivedfrom Itear-Adaiiral NACI.i.IIOIT„ of th e 31 s t of A ugust, Nice-Admiral ki SAnNREZ joined the Swedish and English Fleets stationed off Rogerwick on the 30th, four English sail of the line, 'onci frigate, and several smaller ves sels; when five ships of the 1 . and two liigates were detached to Wu( k.tde Cronstadt. ' LETT§ILFRONI_ HEAR-ADMIRAL SIR S. HOOD TO THE SWEDISH REAR-ADMIRAL NAUCKHOFF. " Centaur, August 7:7, iSoB. " It is : with the utmost satisfaction I congratulate' you on the complete, success of our endeavours to frustrate the obje& of the sailing of the enemy's fleet, and it gives me peculiar pleasure, that I have it in my power to inform you, that at the attack made yesterday on the enemy's fleet, when a Russian ship of 74 guns was taken, our success is to be entirely at . tributed to the skill, bravery, and zeal displayed by his Swedish Majesty's fleet under your coMmand, which' inspired with confidence both the officers and men under my orders. The enemy having perceived this, found it necessary to retreat into port, in order to avoid a general adion—the only circumstance which we have to lament. I assure you, Sir, that the cordial assistance I received from yobr fleet was of the most.satisfadory nature, and, nothing could give ►be greater satisfaElion than to know that my Eqrvices could be of any to the attainment of his Majesty's views, whereby I should be sure to obtain the approbation of my King. • " I have the honour to be, &c. " SAM. HOOD." Aid or the Ships and Vessels which camposel hr. perial Russian Majksty's Fleet, on the 25th Of August, OA when it was descried by his Swedish Majesty's Fleet,, under the Command of Rear-Admiral Nauckhoff, and his , Britannic Majesty's Ships Centaur and Implacable, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Hood, Knight of the Bath: • Blagodath, of tzo guns, Gabriel, t tB, Nordsljernan, 74 * Atngeeten 7i, St. Anna, 74, 80rea!,.74, Puler, 74, W. S. • • ' volax, 74, (takenand burnt) Michael, 74, Hero, so, St. Theo.- dor, 444 Schartitway, 44, Cartos, 24, Pollux, 24, Herinone, 20, Melpomene, 26, Woltoff; tS, Lisette, IS t'tv‘o Corvette:l, and two Clatters. In the ‘rhole 24. centaur, Aug; 27, 1808 SAM. kiooll. • STOCKHOLM GAZETTE OF SEPT. 7. To Sir (Ames SAUMAREZ, Knight of the 13. th, lice-Aid ' mind of the Blue, &c. " Centaur, before Itogerwick, Aug. z 7, iSog, " SIR, " I have the honour to . inform you, with pecu liar_ satisfy Lion, that the Russian Fleet, cow wande4 by Admiral -, after a, chase which lasted 34 hours, was compelled, to seek shelter in Roger, Wick Harbour, with the ldss of a 74-gun Ship. It gives me particular pleasurO to bear testimony to the steady and gallant condudt of the Officers, seamen, and marines, under my orders; and to add, that never saw, on any occasion, more zeal 'and adivity displayed, than were evinced by his Swedish Majesty's Fleet ; for although the Ships of which it was composed, on account of their inferiority in point of sailing, prevented them from taking share in the action, yet the exertions made by Rear-Adm - iral NAudx.novr, , and the Officers under his command, to come up with the Enemy, gave se curity to his Rtitannic Majesty's Ships; and had we been, able to bring the Enemy to a general anion, his Squadron must have ceded the palm .to the su, pefior valour and exertions of their Majesties' com, blued forces, in a cause so just and hondurable. " The ship taken'proved to he the Stmv/ax, of 74 ,guns, Capt. ROODNEF. She was so leaky and had struck so hard a-ground, that I was induced, after _ - the prisoners and wounded had been taken out, to order her to be burnt; which order was carried into. etre& at seven o'clock in the morning by Lieutenant 13:Kinucrit, of my ship. `,‘ "'Cannot forbear to pass due praise on the gall conduct of and_all the.l./Ificers • and men under my command,- and I feel obliged to, make, - particular mention' of the distinguished zeal and valour displayed on the above occasion by Lieut. LAWtESS . , who was severely wounded, and Lieut. CAVE., I inclose a list of the 4illed and wounded on board this ship, 'and the Implacalle, and also as fa as have been able to obtain an account of the loss ' sustained on board 'the enemy's " i have the honour. Sec. • `f_ HOOD." Centaur -3 And 37, wounded. killed and i6' wounded; among the _lane? arc:: Utticer find Oflicerzi. . . TO HIS 40Y AL SWEDISH MAJESTY. " Rear-Admiral Sir SA:Juht.lloota has the hoT pour to_ present to 'his Royal Swethsh 'Majesty the colours which-were hoisted on board the Russian 7 4 gun 'bhip.Scavolcza..,, when she was taken on the 26th inst. and requests that his . 111ajesty pleased to accept the same. .•• - • Kowa ug zB., jLg. The above colours his Swedish Majesty transmits to his Britannic Majesty, because they were taken by his ship of war, and as an additional proof of the peculiar sati . sfaaion which his Swedish Majesty feels, on .account of the distinguished gallantry displayed by Rear-Ada - lira], Roan, and. the °LEW' and niieri'Under, hiS orders, Wjlich ; .his Majesty con siders'as the . most 'unquestionable proof .of the close connet',lion which unites- the twp nations.—(,7 i c same Paper.) The Gentleman who was killed in a duel on Fri day last, as mentioned in our Paper of Saturday, is said to have been Captain CAULFIELD, who a few years ago performed Hamlet and Ranger, at CoVent Garden Theatre, 'and was cast. with heavy damages in an a6tion for Crim. Con. widi a Ars. CHAMBERS. A warehouse in Size-lane, near Crutched-friars, was robbed on Thursday night, of Cochineal; indigo,. and other valuable articles, to the amount of 20001. ,The thieves had broken into the warehouse through a churc,hlard. Several persons have been examined, before the LORD MAYOR, on suspicion of being concerned in this robbery. SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 19. This day'S market afforded a good supply of prime . beasts, and the shew of Cattle in other respe6ts was . plentiful; Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, and Veal, support last prices, and the trade in general was somewhat brisk. The sales in the Haymarket were rather considerable; Hay, Straw, and Clover, ob tained last prices. —The undermentioned pikes and numbers are an accurate statement : sink the Offal per stone of Sib. .Beef 4s. od. to Ss. zd,—Mutton 4s. cd. to Ss. 6d,—Veal 6s. cd. to 7s. 6d. , --I.Antb Ss. od. to 6s. 6d.—Pork 6s. od. to Beasts, 2,3so.—Sheep and Lambs, 220oo.—Calves, zoo. — Pigs, 300. Flay 51. os. od. to 61. ros. od.—Clover 61. us. od. to 71. 7s. od.—Straw cl. los. od. to 11. 16s. od. CORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 19.—The Market today is tolerably well supplied with 'Wheat, sales in ge neral are dull, at rather less prices; Barl , q and Malt in ~ short supply, the latter is dearer ; White Pease are cheaper ; .Beabs of each kind rather so ; the ar rivals of Oats are very large, and this article is about 25. per quarter lower; the prices of Flour at little variation.